Pachymerinus australis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Geophilidae |
Genus: | Pachymerinus |
Species: | P. australis
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Binomial name | |
Pachymerinus australis
Chamberlin, 1920
[1]
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Pachymerinus australis is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin. [1] [2]
The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring 45 mm in length with 71 pairs of legs. [1]
The species occurs in New South Wales. [3]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood. [3]
Pachymerinus australis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Geophilidae |
Genus: | Pachymerinus |
Species: | P. australis
|
Binomial name | |
Pachymerinus australis
Chamberlin, 1920
[1]
|
Pachymerinus australis is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin. [1] [2]
The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring 45 mm in length with 71 pairs of legs. [1]
The species occurs in New South Wales. [3]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood. [3]